"We are seeing a tremendous response to today’s 15 percent off
sitewide offer. The volume is already twice as high as our
busiest day ever. We continue to receive and process thousands of
orders from guests who are shopping the entire site and taking
advantage of the discount coupled with free shipping. As we
experience spikes in traffic, our systems place guests in a queue
and prompt them to access the site later. We apologize to guests
who experience any delays, we appreciate their patience, and
encourage them to try again in a few minutes by refreshing their
browser," a Target spokesperson said to Business Insider in an
email.

CNBC notes that Target hasn't been the only company to struggle;
Paypal was also down this morning. A spokesperson informed
Business Insider that the issues have since been resolved.

According to Forrester research, online holiday sales in the
US will amass to more than $95 billion this year,
which is 11% more than last year.

But even though this is great news for retailers, shoppers
aren't too happy.